The offices of Maryland’s attorney general and public defender teamed up to release their first report on the issue.

A wrongly convicted Black man who spent over 30 years behind bars could face a return to prison if the Missouri Attorney ...

Yes, all prisoners are targeted, and the harshness of their treatment varies only in degree, with the most severe treatment ...

The new slavery is a shameful mark on our country’s pretenses to respect for human rights and the dignity of every human ...

Civil rights groups filed an appeal Friday after their lawsuit against the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Office was dismissed.

The jail has been closed since June due to black mold, costing the county over $1 million in unbudgeted funds to house ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A judge has denied a request to grant the early release of a former University of Kentucky student ...

The family and friends of Robert Brooks, a man killed by prison guards in New York State, will gather at a town hall this ...

An exonerated man could be sent back to prison if the Missouri Attorney General gets his way. A wrongly convicted Black man who spent over 30 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit could ...

Just four months into her punishment, Sophia Rosing, 24, asked a judge week to suspend her prison sentence, allowing her to ...

Before a Vancouver man was sentenced Monday to 8½ years in prison, two Clark County judges spoke from the other side of the ...

Construction of a new jail is moving to the forefront of City Hall's to-do list. A big question is what part of Jacksonville will be the site.